Rep Rick Hansen
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State Representative 53B 🌱South St Paul, St Paul Park, Newport, parts of Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights & Grey Cloud Island Township🦅
🇷🇸South St. Paul’s immigration is noted in the National Register by inclusion of the Serbian Home (1924), the brick two-story building served as a gathering place for Serbians who settled here by labor in packing plants.🇺🇸
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian...
✅With Alex Stojmenovic, Serbian Home -12F☀️❄️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian...
✅With Alex Stojmenovic, Serbian Home -12F☀️❄️
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🇷🇸South St. Paul’s immigration is noted in the National Register by inclusion of the Serbian Home (1924), the brick two-story building served as a gathering place for Serbians who settled here by labor in packing plants.🇺🇸
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian...
✅With Alex Stojmenovic, Serbian Home -12F☀️❄️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian...
✅With Alex Stojmenovic, Serbian Home -12F☀️❄️
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
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Today, a new video features 36 lawmakers from 11 states standing with Minnesota and calling for accountability.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Today, a new video features 36 lawmakers from 11 states standing with Minnesota and calling for accountability.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
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This family did every single thing they’ve been asked to in order to seek asylum here.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This family did every single thing they’ve been asked to in order to seek asylum here.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
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Perfect analogy for Trump’s economy.
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Perfect analogy for Trump’s economy.
🌻Today at Northern Green northerngreen.org & met with folks in the nursery 🪴& landscaping 🌱industries to discuss how we can work together to keep Minnesota green. 🟩
🌳Great to see Ryan and Dan McEnaney from Bailey Nurseries, & folks from Hoffman & McNamara ( + Andrew Wilson, Wilson's Nursery Inc.)
🌳Great to see Ryan and Dan McEnaney from Bailey Nurseries, & folks from Hoffman & McNamara ( + Andrew Wilson, Wilson's Nursery Inc.)
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 PM
🌻Today at Northern Green northerngreen.org & met with folks in the nursery 🪴& landscaping 🌱industries to discuss how we can work together to keep Minnesota green. 🟩
🌳Great to see Ryan and Dan McEnaney from Bailey Nurseries, & folks from Hoffman & McNamara ( + Andrew Wilson, Wilson's Nursery Inc.)
🌳Great to see Ryan and Dan McEnaney from Bailey Nurseries, & folks from Hoffman & McNamara ( + Andrew Wilson, Wilson's Nursery Inc.)
Corn crib on Amish farm ❄️
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Corn crib on Amish farm ❄️
❄️well attended community meeting at All Saints Lutheran Church in support of immigrants in & around our communities.🇺🇸
Cottage Grove, MN
✅we had a “Know Your Rights” Presentation from ACLU, & heard from community members & leaders on how to help, support young people, and help immigrant businesses.
Cottage Grove, MN
✅we had a “Know Your Rights” Presentation from ACLU, & heard from community members & leaders on how to help, support young people, and help immigrant businesses.
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
❄️well attended community meeting at All Saints Lutheran Church in support of immigrants in & around our communities.🇺🇸
Cottage Grove, MN
✅we had a “Know Your Rights” Presentation from ACLU, & heard from community members & leaders on how to help, support young people, and help immigrant businesses.
Cottage Grove, MN
✅we had a “Know Your Rights” Presentation from ACLU, & heard from community members & leaders on how to help, support young people, and help immigrant businesses.
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Minnesota has always been a state that welcomes people from around the world. One example: Team Canada leading a huge crowd in singing “O Canada” after winning gold at the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater.
January 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Minnesota has always been a state that welcomes people from around the world. One example: Team Canada leading a huge crowd in singing “O Canada” after winning gold at the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater.
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This is a US citizen! It is zero degrees outside.
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
ChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
www.startribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
This is a US citizen! It is zero degrees outside.
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
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They pulled an elderly Hmong man out of his home in the Twin Cities in -18° weather wearing only shorts. That’s sick. This administration is dismantling civil rights, ignoring due process, and turning cruelty into policy. This isn’t law and order. It’s state-sanctioned abuse.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
They pulled an elderly Hmong man out of his home in the Twin Cities in -18° weather wearing only shorts. That’s sick. This administration is dismantling civil rights, ignoring due process, and turning cruelty into policy. This isn’t law and order. It’s state-sanctioned abuse.
After the MLK Celebration today I noticed the Phoenix in stained glass. South St Paul, Minnesota. 1/19/26
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
After the MLK Celebration today I noticed the Phoenix in stained glass. South St Paul, Minnesota. 1/19/26
Nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King At Illinois Wesleyan University | Illinois Public Media
On February 10, 1966, three years after the March on Washington, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Nonviolence
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In Minnesota, we won't stop welcoming people from around the world. Undeterred by the ice or ICE, Stillwater, MN hosted its annual world snow competition, bringing 16 international teams that turn blocks of snow into art. Congrats to first-place Canada 🇨🇦, Mongolia and Thailand for second and third!
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
In Minnesota, we won't stop welcoming people from around the world. Undeterred by the ice or ICE, Stillwater, MN hosted its annual world snow competition, bringing 16 international teams that turn blocks of snow into art. Congrats to first-place Canada 🇨🇦, Mongolia and Thailand for second and third!
I have been at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Executive Committee meeting representing Minnesota.
I unanimously moved and passed a reaffirmation of our mission. Note (c).
The support we are getting from legislators around the 🇺🇸country🇺🇸 is gratifying and meaningful.
I unanimously moved and passed a reaffirmation of our mission. Note (c).
The support we are getting from legislators around the 🇺🇸country🇺🇸 is gratifying and meaningful.
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I have been at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Executive Committee meeting representing Minnesota.
I unanimously moved and passed a reaffirmation of our mission. Note (c).
The support we are getting from legislators around the 🇺🇸country🇺🇸 is gratifying and meaningful.
I unanimously moved and passed a reaffirmation of our mission. Note (c).
The support we are getting from legislators around the 🇺🇸country🇺🇸 is gratifying and meaningful.
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“You may have never been to Minneapolis or even known someone personally from Minnesota. But MLK reminds us that they are our neighbors, that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere and that we are a part of an inescapable network of mutuality.”
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Will Blatant Injustice Strengthen the Opposition?
A Saturday Prompt
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January 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
“You may have never been to Minneapolis or even known someone personally from Minnesota. But MLK reminds us that they are our neighbors, that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere and that we are a part of an inescapable network of mutuality.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)
Given current news reports regarding ICE activities at MSP, MAC has added an immigration page to our website in order to provide the community with accurate & current info on federal immigration enforcement at MSP. metroairports.org/ImmigrationEnforcement.
Given current news reports regarding ICE activities at MSP, MAC has added an immigration page to our website in order to provide the community with accurate & current info on federal immigration enforcement at MSP. metroairports.org/ImmigrationEnforcement.
Immigration enforcement by federal agencies at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
The following information is current as of Jan. 15, 2026, and is intended to provide the airport community with current informatio...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)
Given current news reports regarding ICE activities at MSP, MAC has added an immigration page to our website in order to provide the community with accurate & current info on federal immigration enforcement at MSP. metroairports.org/ImmigrationEnforcement.
Given current news reports regarding ICE activities at MSP, MAC has added an immigration page to our website in order to provide the community with accurate & current info on federal immigration enforcement at MSP. metroairports.org/ImmigrationEnforcement.
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In the 16 years since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, a flood of unlimited special interest money has been spent to influence our elections.
We must fight for a more transparent democracy where every voter’s voice is heard.
We must fight for a more transparent democracy where every voter’s voice is heard.
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
In the 16 years since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, a flood of unlimited special interest money has been spent to influence our elections.
We must fight for a more transparent democracy where every voter’s voice is heard.
We must fight for a more transparent democracy where every voter’s voice is heard.
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Amazing show of support for MN from 28 Members of Congress from around the country.
The country needs to know the harm Trump’s “retribution” has done to our state.
The country needs to know the harm Trump’s “retribution” has done to our state.
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Amazing show of support for MN from 28 Members of Congress from around the country.
The country needs to know the harm Trump’s “retribution” has done to our state.
The country needs to know the harm Trump’s “retribution” has done to our state.
